US Breaks Crude Oil Production Record: Historic Achievement Reported by Energy Information Administration
Energy Future: Powering Tomorrow’s Cleaner World
Peter Kelly-Detwiler
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1.) EV charging startup Gravity Mobility cuts ribbon on the fastest public charging station in the U.S. The mid-town Manhattan station - designed for EV owners and fleet operators - boasts 500 kW chargers offering 200 miles of range in five minutes.
2.) Samsung SDI unveils battery tech roadmap with ultra-fast charging batteries by 2026 that can go from 8 to 80% state-of charge in 9 minutes. All solid-state mass-produced battery eyed for 2027, increasing density by 40% over current model. Samsung also plans to mass-produce a battery by 2029 that will offer 20 years of cycle life.
3.) Enhanced geothermal company Fervo Energy raises $244 mn to support its 400 MW Cape Station project in Utah.
4.) Midwest grid operator MISO announces Tranche 2 of effort to bolster infrastructure to improve reliability and reduce curtailments, at an estimated price tag of between $17 billion and $23 billion.It includes several planned 765 kv high-voltage transmission lines to create a transmission highway.
5.) Oregon jury orders PacifiCorp to pay $42 mn to victims of Labor Day 2020wildfires. That follows previous jury awards of $90 million and $85 mn in other fire-related cases.
6.) Texas A&M Forest Service investigation finds Xcel Energy power lines responsible for record Smokehouse Creek blaze, noting a utility pole “appeared to be decayed at the base,” and fell into a grassy area. A&M also finds a second (Windy Deuce) fire also caused by power line.
7.) The Energy Information Administration reports the U.S produced more crude oil than any nation at any time in history, for the past six years in a row.